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grapple

('gr/&/p/@/l )

a tool consisting of several hooks for grasping and holding; often thrown with a rope(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
grapnel, grappler, grappling hook, grappling iron

source: wordnet30
a dredging bucket with hinges like the shell of a clam(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
clamshell

source: wordnet30
the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat(noun.act)

Synonym:
grappling, hand-to-hand struggle, wrestle, wrestling

source: wordnet30
A seizing or seizure; close hug in contest; the wrestler's hold.(noun)

source: webster1913

come to terms with(verb.social)

Synonym:
contend, cope, deal, get by, make do, make out, manage

source: wordnet30
to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match(verb.contact)

Example:
The two men grappled with each other for several minutes.

Synonym:
grip

source: wordnet30
To seize; to lay fast hold of; to attack at close quarters: as, to grapple an antagonist.(verb)

source: webster1913
To use a grapple; to contend in close fight; to attach one's self as if by a grapple, as in wrestling; to close; to seize one another.(verb)

source: webster1913

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